Isaiah 57:3

But ye draw near hither, sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

In Context

2He shall come [to his fathers] in peace: they shall repose in their resting-place, every one that walketh in his uprightness.

4Over whom will you make yourselves merry? concerning whom will you open wide your mouth, stretch out your tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

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Cross References

Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt wound his heel.

Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye escaped fugitives of the nations! They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

Jeremiah 3:9And it came to pass through her giddy incest, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stone and with wood.

Hosea 2:4(2:6) And upon her children will I not have mercy; for they are children of prostitution;

Joel 3:9(4:9) Proclaim ye this among the nations, Prepare war, wake up the mighty men; let them draw near; let them come up—all the men of war.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 57:2-3

Death of the Righteous. ( b. c. 706.) 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. The prophet, in the close of the foregoing chapter, had condemned the watchmen for their ignorance and sottishness; here he shows the general stupidity and senselessness of the people likewise. No wonder they were… Read the whole commentary →

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